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goals + meal-plan for the week of 7/28

Happy Sunday, friends! How is your weekend going so far? Fun and relaxing, I hope! Mine has been full of sunshine and battery-recharging after a busy week! We moved my wonderful brother down to Los Angeles on Thursday; he is starting business school at USC. I’m so proud of him, but I miss him so much already. The house is quiet without him — not that he’s a really noisy person, it just feels emptier when it’s just me and my parents at home. I’m definitely planning to visit him a couple times before I leave for the Bay Area in August!

Before he left, we went out for brunch at our favorite local spot, Allison’s Country Cafe, per our tradition. I love my little bro!

Another highlight of the week was going to a local hot air balloon festival with my parents. It was a beautiful warm evening with good food, music, wine, and great company. Here’s a photo my dad snapped of me and my mama in front of one of the balloons:

Fun times!

Moving on to goals, here’s how I did on mine from last week: – finish YA manuscript first draft {this got delayed again … I’m SO close, yet I don’t want to rush through the final couple chapters I have left … hopefully this week!} – complete the #yearofkindness challenge – help Greg move into his new apartment – volunteer at the Food Pantry {got de-railed this week because of helping to move Greg to Los Angeles} – read & respond to all submissions in my queue for Sycamore Review – get in touch with 3 friends and make plans to get together

And here are my goals for this upcoming week: – finish YA manuscript first draft – complete the #yearofkindness challenge – transfer all my jotted-down writing notes to the computer – volunteer at the Food Pantry – finish craft project that I’m making for Greg {& post about it on here!} – work-out/do yoga at least three times